Ghana currently reports a prevalence of anemia among children in children ages 6-59 months of 59.5%, a decrease of 1.5% (-2.5%) from 2018.
Prevalence of anemia among children in children ages 6-59 months in Ghana
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 2000 to 2019
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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Anemia among children
More indicators for Ghana
Female wasting in children
5%
0.9%
(2022)
Newborns protected against tetanus
90%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
2.3
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar68
intl dollar5
(2021)
Birth registration
70.6%
0.1%
(2018)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
24.3%
0.7%
(2018)
Ghana Anemia among children between 2000 and 2019
| Period | Anemia among children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 59.5% | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 61% | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | 1% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | 1% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | 0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | 0.3% |
| 2002 | 76% | 0.2% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | 0.2% |
| 2000 | 76.4% |